CASF Resolutions Agenda Items 57 and 58

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CASF Resolutions Agenda Items 57 and 58

• Communications Division
• February 20, 2009

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• Two CASF unserved area funding resolutions are
  on todays Commission meeting agenda. These are
• Resolution T-17187 (Agenda Item 57) for Approval
  of Funding for the Highway 299 Broadband Network
  Project of Broadband Associates International,
  Inc., Amounting to 7,830,720
• Resolution T-17195 (Agenda Item 58) Approval of
  Funding for Four ATT Projects Amounting to
  216,832

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A. Resolution T-17187

• Project Name Highway 299 Broadband Network
• Location Humboldt, Trinity and Shasta Counties
• Recipient Broadband Associates
• CASF funding
• Requested 8,760,000
• Recommended 7,830,720
• of households impacted 5,734
• Project size 1,000 square miles
• Project Plan wireless internet access using
  new 150 mile fiber optic lines connected to
  towers 2MBPS download and 2 MBPS upload

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Highway 299 Shapefile
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Resolution T-17187 (Broadband Associates)
Statewide Map
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B. Resolution T-17195

• Recommends CASF funding of 216,832 to ATT for
  the following unserved area projects

• Project Plan High speed, stand alone, internet
  access service using existing DSL technology and
  where ATT CA has wireline facilities 1.5 MBPS
  download and 384 KBPS upload

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Comptche Project Shapefile
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Alta Project Shapefile
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Warner Springs Project Shapefile
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Carmel Valley Project Shapefile
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Resolution T-17195 (ATT) Statewide Map
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• Assuming these two resolutions are adopted, the
  total CASF grants awarded to date to unserved
  areas is as follows
• 8.4 million for 11 projects
• Projects collectively cover approximately 1,100
  square miles of unserved areas
• Projects collectively benefits approximately
  7,500 households
• The award of CASF funds for unchallenged
  underserved projects is scheduled for the March
  12, 2009 Commission meeting.
• Other applications for both challenged unserved
  and underserved areas are being evaluated by the
  Communications Division and will be presented to
  the Commission in future meetings.

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Statewide Map of Projects Approved to Date